US Air Force fighter jets escorted an American Airlines plane into Hawaii after a passenger disturbance

American
Airlines aircraft are parked at Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport in Washington, U.S., August 8, 2016.REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

US Air Force fighter jets escorted an American Airlines plane
into Honolulu, Hawaii, on Friday after a passenger disturbance on
the flight.

The FBI did not immediately disclose the nature of the incident,
but local CBS and NBC affiliates
reported Friday that a passenger on American Airlines Flight
31 was detained after trying to breach the cockpit.

Crew members on Flight 31 and an off-duty police officer
restrained the man aboard the flight which originated from Los
Angeles International Airport (LAX), the reports said. Flight 31
landed safely in Honolulu at 11:35 a.m. local time. No injuries
were reported.

Federal authorities were preparing a criminal complaint to charge
Turkish national Anil Uskanil, 25, with interference with a
flight crew, FBI special-agent-in charge Paul Delacourt said at a
Honolulu news conference, Reuters said.

Local news outlets said the man had "breached" security at LAX
but was allowed to board the plane. It was not immediately clear
what the circumstances of that breach were, but the news outlets,
citing unnamed sources, said once Flight 31 departed, the man
allegedly "tried to break through the cockpit door."

Delacourt, when asked by a reporter if Uskanil tried to break
into the cockpit, said the Turkish man was in the aisle of the
plane and it was "unclear what his motivation was."

Witnesses on Flight 31 told
NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz that the passenger had a
shirt over his head and did not make it past the first-class
section of the aircraft. "Flight attendant blocked aisle, man
taken down," Schwartz wrote.

American Airlines said in an emailed statement to Business
Insider:

"This unfortunate incident highlights the tremendous
professionalism of American’s team members, and specifically,
in this situation, our flight attendants. Their decisive
actions ensured the safety of everyone onboard the flight. We
are proud of our crew and are grateful to them for their
actions."